Cat Stevens (Yusuf Islam) – The Rain (Guitar)

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...THE RAIN... by Yusuf Islam --------------............... *from 'Roadsinger' (2009)* Intro: Em, G D/F# (x4) Verse 1:
Em           G          D/F#     Em   G  D/F#
 Everybody's thinking a-bout the rain,

Em           G          D/F#     Em   G  D/F#
 Everybody's thinking a-bout the rain.

Em             G            F#     Bm
 Wonder if the sun is gonna come a-gain.

A     G
 Ooh...

A                   Em
 Things are looking bad,

A      G                                            Bm
 Every-body in the world, in the world's looking so sad.
Interlude: Em, G D/F# (x3) Verse 2:
Em           G          D/F#     Em    G  D/F#
 Everybody's thinking a-bout the storm,

Em           G          D/F#     Em    G  D/F#
 Everybody's thinking a-bout the storm.

Em            G            F#        Bm
 Wonder where all the good weather's gone.

A     G
 Ooh...

A                   Em
 Things are looking bad,

A      G                                            Bm
 Every-body in the world, in the world's looking so sad.
Break: Em, Bm Interlude: Em, G D/F# (x2), Am Bridge 1:
Am                   Em              Am          Em
 Tell me if I got to build a boat to carry us to sea,

Am                D                F#m
 Tell me what the shape of it will be.

Bm                     G             Bm            G
 Tell me if it's gonna be a home for every kind of beast,

Bm                     G         D   A
 Tell me who the lucky ones will be...

Am                    Em             Am                    Em
 Tell me if you gotta build a world; what that world would be,

Am                       D               F#m
 If we're gonna build it well enough for thee.

Bm                     G             Bm         G
 Tell me if it's gonna be a home for all humani-ty,

Bm             G            D   A
 Will it be be-lievers with me...

C     G
 Ooh...
Interlude: Em Verse 3:
Em           G          D/F#     Em    G  D/F#
 Everybody's thinking a-bout the flood,

Em           G          D/F#     Em    G  D/F#
 Everybody's thinking a-bout the flood.

Em             G             F#      Bm
 Wonder if the water's gonna turn to blood?

A     G
 Ooh...

A                   Em
 Things are looking bad,

A      G                                            Bm
 Every-body in the world, in the world's looking so sad.
Interlude: Em, G D/F# (x2) Verse 4:
Em           G          D/F#     Em   G  D/F#
 Everybody's thinking a-bout the rain,

Em           G          D/F#     Em   G  D/F#
 Everybody's thinking a-bout the rain.
Outro: Em, G D/F# (x3), Em CHORD DIAGRAMS: --------------- Em G D/F# F# Bm EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE 022000 320003 2x0232 244322 x24432 A Am D F#m C EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE x02220 x02210 xx0232 244222 x32010 Tabbed by Joel from cLuMsY, Bristol, England, 2009 ([email protected])